The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
OFFICIAL PAPER OF BROWN co
Election Notice.
AN ACT.

Entitled an act, to provide for the relOcati IN
of county ats in counties where county seats
have been located by a vote less than a majority
! of all the electors voting thereon
Be it eoacted by the legislative assembly of
the Territory of Dakota.
! SEC. /. That in all counties in this territory
having q pOpula ion not less than twelve tAou=,
and shown by the census of 1885 and having
su of not less than fOrty-pight congressional
townships, and in which the present county
seat thereof has been heretofore located under
! the provisions of section chapter 81 of the PO-
htical code, by a vote less than a majority of all
! the votes cast at the election held under the
provisions of said section of chapter q, of the
Political code, there shall be held SPECIAL eeC-
tiOu of the duly quail fed voters Of said counties
on the 18th day of July, A b. 1887, at which
election the question OF the relocation of the
county seat of snch counties shall be voted up
on. Provided, that such ele, tiop shall not bs
held in any county, unless there shall be pre-
sented to the Judge of the district court of the
district in WITCH such cOurts is situated, or ln
his absence from saCh district his inability to
act, to the chief justice of said territory, Pc
titlOn signed by at least one h;Td in number of
the electors of SAID county shown by the vote
cast at the last general eie tIOI, praying said
judge to Issue an order, directing The holding
OF SAID eleCti III, aa provided by this act II
said Judge shall fud that SAID petition is signed
by One-third of the electors Of sad county as
above provided, he shall ssue an o der dirpctir z
said election to be held in accordance with the
pTOVisiU of tn, act.
GEO. Z. 1t shall be the dnty of the register of
deeds each of said counties, upon being duly
served with copy Of the order made by the
judge rs prOVid%i bY section IF this act, to
cause duly certified copy If this act to be pub
hshed in AJ least ons Of su2h papers a. have
been designated by the ,oard of county COM
missioners rs the official paper of such counties
for sU le,st six consecutive weeks Immediately
proceeding the date of such election, aud no
other or further notice of sand election shall be
required.
SEQ. 3. The polling places at such elections
shall be the same those designated for the
general election OF 1885; Provided that if any of
the said judges OS clerks shall be abssnt or for
any reason fail to act at said spec al elections,
their places shall be filled in the manner pro-
Vlded by the laws governing general elections
in this territory.
SEC. 4. Ihe ballots for such elections shall
be printed or written, Irtly printed AID part
ty written, and enthusiastically follows: For
county seat ths city tor ruwnI of -" " and by
such ba lois the electOr shall designate the city
"r town toe hi1h ne desires to Cast his vote for
county seat.
SEO 5. the vote cast at said special cleo ions
shall be- csnS&ss Esd, certified anG returned iu the
same mAaner rs at general elections aud ths
cOun commissiOns shall wilh:a twenty days
hfte' said electiI'uS meet and open the r turns
and declare and enter upon their records tue TT
suit.
81. 8. The city or town receiving the high
es" number Oi votes, such nunIbsr being not less
than majority of II he votes cast at . Id olec
ton shalt be ths tty seat
SEU. Z. Ii upon canvass OF the votes cast
at sid eieotiO no city rtOwn shall have rscslV-
ed u majority of all the yOiss cast the question
a relocation Of the county seal shall bs agaiI,
submitted to the qual d d voters of such ooun-
G.es Et the annual eIecIio1 in 1857, ard ii shal
os the duty of the register of do ds If such
ounties to cause this act to be again published
IN the same manner aud wIIh like effect pro-
s1ds6 III section of his act. PROVIDED, how
syer, that at said an ual election the reEOrs II
sach coun'iss shall designate by their ballots Us
hcrein provided their ckuIcs for county seat
etween the two places rsce wig the b gaest
lumben of vutss at the special election hsreiu
rUvid d for, and no ballots vi for any other
lty or Town shall be considered or counted, but
-hail be- deemed void and of lfu effect, aud The
~ or town eceiyIng he highest number 1f
Fntes 1T said an uai slectIon shall be ths county
eat. The baIiots cast at SAID annual electIou
,ilAii bs caDvassed, certified returned auo
,lts result 9 ared IL ths manner provided III
- uaa i,gf act
SEo,s. 1t sDail be tie daty Of the sewers |
county officers who's. Cfi,;es srs required by
law To be KEEP ar the c9.nIy seat tv remove
theIr respective OH sr, tiles record- Office ia
lures, furniturs, and al. public property PEI
tainii 6 10 their respective Vtncss 10 the couGty
-sst oeeIgna,ed by the electors within 20 days
after sucu oouu seat has been esgnated ny
lie electors utdor he provisions Of this 1ct.
ECO .. lhis act shall taAe effect and be iu
fOrcs from and after lts passage aud approval,
SoTE BY THE SECRETARY or THs TERRIFIC r
BISMARCK, ID. T March II, 1857
The foregoing act having bsep prescribed 10
the governor of tlls territory for his approval,
ADD not having bsen returned by him e. the
House of tho L.g sid ivs ASS moly in winch II
originated, thin tbs time prescribed by the
Organic act, has become q law without his ap-
pr0va m L.. McCoaMIoK,
Secretary Of the Territory.
United STA es OF America, s..,a....,,. e,4s;a..
Territory II OAK .t.s. SecIetary's otnos'
/, a.. Il. Nct,vrnlck, Seer tary Df he Terri
tory of Dakota, d., hereby certify that 1 have
carefully conlparsa thsfuFegGne csPy Of AI
Act sntitled ~ act 70 provide for the ssocftion
Of county sea III couaties where county seats
aaye bSs.i located by vote lea than mAiirIty
of ALI thu electors voting thereon, with the en-
rolled ofigu al now on nile in ths Office, and
At the SAME is q rect transcript thervfronl,
and Df tho whole fhereuf.
In te-tim whereof, have herennto sei
my hand and asHxed tile great seal OF the terri,
cory OF skota, AZ Bismarck, this 18th day u
lsxAL. NIL. Moconmcx,
Secretary 0f the Eerrit,ry.